A 24-year-old Colonia man accused of running a red light and causing a drunk-driving crash that killed a Perth Amboy police officer in August may seek to have his case moved out of Middlesex County, according to a report on mycentraljersey.com.

Sean McGuirk is charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, aggravated assault and assault by auto in the death of patrolman Thomas Raji.

The reason for the possible change of venue is that Raji was the brother-in-law of Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr., who also worked as an assistant Middlesex County prosecutor, Superior Court Judge Frederick DeVesa said Friday during a hearing in New Brunswick.

Authorities say McGuirk was drunk when he drove through two red lights at the intersection of Route 1 and Green Street in Woodbridge and broadsided Raji's patrol car.